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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: US

Under Trump’s new rules, spouses of Indian H-1B visa holders may soon lose their jobs

A study has found that such a shift would likely isolate spouses socially, raise domestic tensions and strain the family’s financial resources.

Harvard is doing America’s best students no favours

Lawsuit filed against Harvard University for racial-discriminatory policies against Asian-Americans by admission officers.

Gail India hunting for shorter LNG deals as import demand set to double

Gail India chairman says he wants deals to last for just 10 years, rather than the more traditional 20. 

US-China trade war may flood India with steel imports, firms brace for impact

Amidst the US-China trade war, India seems to be an attractive destination for steel makers, as it's the world’s fastest-growing major economy. 

China may face ‘financial panic’, says Chinese think tank

The think tank, NIFD, says the country should be ready to roll out a mix of fiscal and financial-sector measures.

ISRO seeks to tap the south side of the moon for waste-free nuclear energy

It will launch a rover in October to explore virgin territory on the lunar surface and analyse crust samples for signs of water and helium-3. 

Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim

The policy applies to travellers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen which are Muslim-majority countries.

Over 60% of the plastic in our oceans came from eight Asian nations

The vast majority of Asia's newly minted consumer classes lack access to garbage collection, modern landfills and incineration.

Trump’s trade war has given protectionists an alibi, and this can cost India dear

The truth is that India needs trade with America, but officials have been remarkably cavalier about the diplomacy required to keep it going.

Atul Gawande, the man Jeff Bezos & Warren Buffet picked to head a US healthcare venture

Atul Gawande, a Boston-based surgeon, also teaches at Harvard Medical School and is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine.

On Camera

What a Tamil town tells us about votes, caste, and fraud in medieval India

Nepotism seems to have been a concern in Uttaramerur elections. That's why the drawing of ballots was done by a child and executives' relatives were banned from being elected.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?